The energetic political science faculty is committed to teaching and college service. With a diverse range of expertise and research interests, department faculty are highly-involved in leading on-campus programming that furthers dialogue and engagement. 

Department of Political Science Faculty

Christopher Borick

Professor of Political Science
Director, Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion

American politics, public policy with a focus on environmental and healthy, public opinion, elections & campaigns
Ettinger 308B 
484-664-3444
[email protected]

Portrait of visiting Assistant professor, Lindsay Burt.

Lindsay Burt

Assistant Professor of Political Science
Managing Director, Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion
International relations and IR theory, global health governance, international law & organizations, healthy policy with a focus on Latin America & the Caribbean
Ettinger 308D
[email protected]

Ross Dardani

Associate Professor of Political Science
Law & society, constitutional law, critical legal studies, legal history 
Ettinger 308E
484-664-3443
[email protected]

S. Mohsin Hashim

Professor and Chair of Political Science
Director, Dana Scholars Program

Comparative politics with a focus on post-Soviet Russian politics and foreign policy, democratization, regimes & regime change
Ettinger 308G
484-664-3445
[email protected]

Giacomo (Jack) Gambino

Professor of Political Science
Co-Director, Philosophy & Political Thought Program, and Pre-Law Advisor

Political theory with a focus on contemporary ideologies, democratic theory, the just war tradition and American political thought
Ettinger 308C
484-664-3451
[email protected]

A. Lanethea Mathews-Schultz

Professor of Political Science
Class of '32 Research Professor, 2024-25

American politics, political institutions, democratic citizenship & political behavior, gender & politics and scholarship of teaching & learning in political science
Ettinger 308A
484-664-3737
[email protected]

Brian Mello

Associate Dean for Faculty Development
Professor of Political Science

Comparative politics with a regional focus on both Europe and the Middle East & North Africa and International relations with a focus on conflict and peace
Ettinger 308F
484-664-3469
[email protected]


Emeritus Faculty

Christopher W. Herrick Emeritus Professor of Political Science   
Alton J. Slane                    

Emeritus Professor of Political Science
Contact Information

Mohsin Hashim

Professor of Political Science, Department Chair
Address Muhlenberg College Political Science Ettinger Hall 2400 Chew Street Allentown, PA 18104